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Many answers have been edited, commented on, and reviewed by others. So it's also not exactly a one-person show either. Outdated info is a problem, but not so
by arp242 3y ago
Many answers have been edited, commented on, and reviewed by others. So it's also not exactly a one-person show either.
Outdated info is a problem, but not so easy to solve; I have answers from Ruby on Rails 4 era that are still perfectly valid today. Others may not be. Also remember that people sometimes stay on old versions for a long time. I don't know what the best solution is, but destroying information is not it.
- Retric 3y agoFew answers get any sort of editing or updating over time. If you’re worried about deleting information the obvious solution is to automatically hide the text when the poster says it’s outdated. At which point there’s little wrong with letting someone flag all their posts as likely outdated upon leaving. But this is where the business of SO comes into conflict with providing useful information on SO.